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At about 15 miles north of Beaumont we strike the big prairie region with its patches of live oak, long moss, & palmettos. The Motts are a conspicuous feature of the prairie, mainly made up of live oak.

It has tried all day to rain but only succeeded where we were in giving us a few sprinkles in the afternoon & a fairly good shower in the evening at Beaumont. It is much needed. The corn is drying up & is already nearly ruined for want of rain & the cotton needs it badly all over eastern Texas.  It has been very hot & dry & dusty for weeks.

Beaumont is a big, booming town, smelling of oil & generally unattractive. It is on the midst of the big coast prairie.